When was the last time any baseball fan you know got excited about statistics tracking the number of putouts and assists generated by an individual player or team? Unless you are a minority of one, the answer is “Never.” Fielding performance is highly subjective and hard to quantify. Even today,…
DJ: Most hit numbers and most 31s The last couple days, I’ve taken a look at some of the data from the new APBA Baseball set. First, I did an overall look at the defense. Then, I looked at the pitching grade distribution while showing a few of the best…
This card, which is actually generated by Scott Fennessy on Steve’s APBA Card Computer is “Weird” not because of what is on the card but because who the man is. Randal Poffo, who never made it to the big leagues, is otherwise known as pro wrestler Randy “Macho Man” Savage. …
Highest starting pitching grade of 17 Last night, I posted some breakdown number on defense from the new set. It’s time for the second in our 2016: by the numbers series which deals with pitching. The big stories? There are no A&C or A&B pitchers. Two of the highest graded…
Best C fielding rating and best throw rating The APBA disk is out! With it comes the numbers, grades and info we have all been waiting for. Each year for the last ten years, I have done a series of articles which breaks down the season data. It will be…
PNC Park Pittsburgh, PA April 21, 2015 The Cubs match up with the Pirates in game two of their series, and after last night’s thrashing the Cubs spirits are pretty high, that and having ace hurler Jake Arrieta against Francisco Liriano, who has been hammered in three starts this year…
Kevin Weber suggested this 1912 Grover Hartley card for the Weird Wednesday column. Grover aka “Slick”, went 8 for 34 with two doubles and triple with two steals and one HPB for the New York Giants. For one, Hartley has power numbers 2-6-6, strange in of itself. As a catcher,…
Keeping individual pitching performance chart can give you extensive feedback and adds volumes to what you get out of a replay First off, you can get instant feedback of how an individual pitcher is performing. Are they on a winning or losing streak? Are they running up a streak of…
April 20, 2015 PNC Park Pittsburgh, PA The Cubs travel to Pittsburgh in a highly anticipated series with the Pirates. Both teams are within percentage points of each other and trying to keep pace with the Phillies, who continue to surprise in second place in the early going. Tonight’s game…
With the Chicagoland World Series Tournament in the rear view mirror, it’s time to look forward to the new year. Specifically, the Prairieland APBA Baseball Tournament organizers are busy getting ready for the second annual tournament on April 1, 2017. Location change (for the better)!! Date: April 1, 2017 9am…